Waste-support for journal-boxes.



No. 890,572. PATENTBD'JUNB 9, 1908.

J. S. PATTEN. WASTE SUPPORT FOR JOURNAL BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2,1908.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 890,572. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908. J. S. PATTEN. WASTE SUPPORT FOR JOURNAL BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2,1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. PATTEN, 01! BALJTIltlO'ltli, ltlAltYLANl), ASSIUNOR Ol ONE-FOURTH TO RICHARD M. DUVALL AND TllltEE-FOU ltll'lS TO M UltTON SGllAEl FEIt, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

WASTE-SUPPORT FOR JOURNAL-EOXES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Application filed June 2, 1906. Serial No. 319,936.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JA'MEs S. PA'iunN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, in the State 01 lvlarylaud, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVastaSupports for Journal-Boxes and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to waste supports for journal boxes and is particularly designed. for the journal boxes of the drive axles of locomotives, the object ofthe invention being to provide a structure which in its use will insure an ellicient feeding of the lubricant to the bearing and a clean bearing face to the journal.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical section taken transversely through a bearing equipped with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section at right angles to Fig. 1, with the journal in elevation. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the waste support y itself. Fig. 4 is an end view showing a modified form of waste su port.

Referring now to the drawings, there is illustrated the bearing of a locomotive drive axle 5, which bearing includes the usual saddle 6 having in its upper portion a brass 7 and in its lower ortion a cellar 8, resting upon the inturneil flanges 9 and 1.0 at the lower portion of the saddle. The cellar is held in place by means of the bolts 11 passed transversely through the flanged lower end ortions of the saddle and through depending ugls 12 formed upon the bottom of the cellar. he present waste support is formed referably of brass, or other metal that wil not injure the surface of the journal by contact with it, and it is of substantially box shape. The body ortion of the sup ort com rises the side wa ls 15 and 16 and t e end wa ls 17 and 18, the side walls being slotted vertically from their lower edges to form spaced fingers 19, while the end walls are likewise slotted vertically from their lower edges to form the spaced fingers 20. The fingers of the ends of t e support touch the same plane and are connected by the laterally spaced longitudinal members 21, 22 and 23, formed by slotting the bottom wall of the support, the slots extending inwardly from the end edges thereof in alinement with each other, as shown in Fig. 3, the middle member 22 being connected at opposite ends to the middle fingers 20 of the end walls, while the outer members 21 and 2b are each provided with a centrally located lateral extension 25, which extensions occupy a common plane with said mem hers and are connected to the middle fingers 19 of the side walls, it being apparent therefore that the slots in the bottom wall communicate with those in the end walls, the entire structure thus far described being preferably cast inte ral.

Each side-uuTl of the body-portion of the support lies wholly in a sin le plane.

Connecting the ends of the holder are the parallel longitudinal ribs 26 and 27 located wholly within the holder and in the present construction illustrated, touching with their lower edges, the upper edges of the slots of the ends, while the upper edges of the ribs touch or rise to the upper edges of the ends of the holder, these ends being cut away on the same radius of curvature as the journal so that they will fit snugly thereagainst and permit contact with the upper edges of the ribs with the journal. It will be understood, however, that the ribs may terminate short of the upper edges of the ends if desired, and also short of the ends themselves.

The upper or longitudinal edges of the sides of the support are beveled on the inner faces so that they will rest in close contact with the journal throughout their lengths, it being understood that the material of which the support is made will permit any uneven portions to quickly wear,thus insurmg the desired fit. Owing to this construction the sides of the carrier form vertical scraping numbers, whose upper edges are beveled, as above stated, and contact directly throughout their lengths with the journal.

The waste holder is disposed within the cellar beneath the journal and is held securely and yieldably against the journal by means of the leaf springs 28, of semi-elliptic form, that are riveted or otherwise secured to the transverse bottom member.

From the above description it will be understood that the slotting of the sides and ends of the body of the holder and the spacin of the bottom members, results in a basket-like structure, the openings of which are of such dimensions as to permit the waste, with which the support is filled, to hang downwardly below the support and dip well into the lubricating oil with which the cellar is filled usually to about half the height of the lower portions of the ends of the support. At the same time, the bottom structure is sufficiently near to being con tinuous, to sustain the waste continuously in contact with the journal.

In Fig. 4 of the drawing there is shown a modification including a grid-like bottom 30 from which project upwardly a number of spaced fingers or pins 3 1. Sustaining springs 32 are secured against the lower face of the grid and force the latter upwardly so that the extremities of the pins or fingers contact with the face of the journal, it being understood that the different longitudinal series of pins or fingers are of different lengths to accomplish this result. In this construction, the waste is forced down over the pins or fingers on to the grid and a sufficient quantity of waste is employed to insure contact thereof with the face of the journal when the extremities of the pins or fingers are in contact with the journal so that the lubricant into which the waste hangs through the grid, is carried upwardly against the journal.

I am aware of the patent issued to Senter, 293,614, in which a journal lubricating box is shown, having a longitudinal slot formed in its top, the edges of the slot contacting with the journal. My invention, however, resides in the provision of a device of that nature in which the entire upper edges of the sides themselves contact with the journal.

What is claimed is 1. A waste support for journal boxes comprising an open-topped body portion having a plurality of vertlcal members projecting upwardly from-the bottom thereof, the entlre upper edges of said members and of the sides and en s of said body portion being adapted to contact with the bearing face of the journal, said members being arranged in spaced relation to each other. and to said sides.

2. A waste support for journal boxes comprising an open-topped body portion having a plurality of vertical members projecting upwardl from the bottom thereof, the entire up er e ges of said members and of the sides an ends of said body portion being adapted to contact with the bearing face of the journal, said members being arranged in spaced relation to each other and to said sides, and means for yieldingly holding the support with said edges in such contact.

3. A waste support for journal boxes, comprising an open-top ed body portion having each s1de lying whol y in a'single plane, and a plurality of vertical ribs connecting the ends of the body portion and arranged in spaced relation to each other and to said sides, the entire upper edges of said ribs and. of said sides and ends being adapted to contact with the bearing face of the journal.

I 4. A waste support for j ournal boxes, comprising an open-topped body portion having its side and end walls each provided with. a plurality of vertical slots extending upwardly from the lower edges thereof, to form spaced fingers, and its bottom wall slotted inwardly from the end edges thereof, to form spaced members, the fingers of each end wall being connected to the adjacent ends of the mornbers of the bottom wall.

5. A waste support for journal boxes, comprising an open-topped. body portion having its side and end walls each provided. with a plurality of vertical slots extending upwardly from the lower edges thereof, to form spaced fingers, and its bottom wall slottcd-inwardly from the end edges thereof, to form spaced members, the outer members being each provided with a centrally-located lateral exten sion, the fingers of each end wall being connected to the adjacent ends of the members of the bottom wall, and the middle finger of each side wall to the adjacent lateral extension.

6. A waste support for journal boxes, comprising an open-top ed body portion having its side and end wal s provided with a plurality of vertical slots extending upwardly from the lower edges thereof, and its bottom wall slotted inwardly from the end edges thereof, the slots in the bottom wall communicating with those in the end walls.

7. A waste support for journal boxes, comprising an open-topped body portion having its side and end walls each provided with a plurality of vertical slots extending upwardly from the lower edges thereof, and its bottom wall slotted inwardly from its end edges, the slots in the bottom wall communicating with those in the end walls, and a plurality of vertical ribs connecting said end walls and disposed in spaced relation to each other and to said side walls.

' 8. A waste support for journal boxes, comprising an open-topped body portion having its side and end walls each provided with a plurality of vertical slots extending upwardly from the lower edges thereof, and its bottom wall slotted inwardly from its end edges, the

' slots in the. bottom wall communicating with those in .the end walls, and a lurality of vertical ribs connecting said end walls and disposed in spaced relation to each other and to said side walls, the entire upper edges of said side and end walls and said ribs being adapt-- ed to contact with the bearing face of the journal.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses. JAMES S. PATTEN.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. OHANDLEE, JAS. H. BLAOKWOOD. 

